STORRS — The frustrations continue to linger for UConn junior guard Brianna Banks. Pain and swelling in her sprained left ankle will force her to miss the Huskies' game against Louisville today at Gampel Pavilion.

The Louisville game will be the second straight and third in four games that Banks has been forced to miss due to the ankle injury.

"It's just a day-to-day thing," Banks said. "I know I'm out for a full week. That's all I know. After that, we're just going to take it day-by-day."

Banks originally injured her ankle in mid-January while practicing on her own during an off day for the team. She went to make a cut toward the basket and her foot remained planted on the court while her body shifted causing a sprain of the ankle.

She tried to play against Memphis on Jan. 22 but only lasted three minutes. She then sat out the Jan. 26 South Florida game and played only eight minutes at Temple on Jan. 28.

It appeared she had recovered from the injury when she played 22 minutes at Cincinnati on Feb. 1, but then she re-injured the ankle in practice last Monday and as a result was sidelined for the SMU game.

She doesn't have to wear an immobilizing boot, but she's trying to stay off the foot when she isn't doing cardio and other rehab for it. She said she can walk on the ankle fine, but feels a nagging pain.

"I've got more games to play," Banks said. "The swelling went down a little bit. So we're headed in the right direction. Just hopefully a couple days off of it will get it where I needs to be. Hopefully, I'll just be out Sunday. That's the plan. Just take it one week at a time and hopefully by next Sunday (at South Florida) I'll be fine."

Banks played great for the first 22 games of last season before having her season end with an ACL knee injury.

This season, Banks is averaging only 4.8 points, but she does have 33 assists and 24 steals to only 17 turnovers. She also provides important depth at the guard position for the Huskies, who are down to seven full scholarship players available to them for the Louisville game.

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